OT: Speed Cams

[Charles Jones]

I should have added an additional P.S. that I heard this on the radio, 
and they specifically said it was NOT an april fools joke, but they 
could have been duped, or just trying to make the joke more believable. 
For our sake I hope so!

Charles Jones wrote:
> Just a note to my fellow phoenix drivers. Yesterday it was announced 
> that the federal government has allocated $275 million in stimulus 
> money for the purchase of 350 speed cameras to be put up in the 
> Phoenix area.  We all know about the speed cams on the 51 and such, 
> but these are being put on the surface streets!  They even have 
> already planned where they will go: 
> http://media.bonnint.net/az/15/1516/151641.jpg
>
> I also heard on the radio this morning that they are lowering the 
> 11mph overspeed grace limit down to 5mph, which means if you go 5 mph 
> over, you will get auto-ticketed by a speed cam, and more likely to be 
> pulled over by police using radar.
>
> P.S.  Apparently due to current "flaws" in litigation, you do not have 
> to pay a speedcam ticket as the law says you must be served in person 
> (How are they to know that you received the mail with the ticket, so 
> they can't put a warrant out for your arrest for not paying it).
>
> This has been a public service announcement :-)
>